Most Romans 1)_______ (live) in very small houses. The wealthy ones 2)_______ (own) villas. Family was very important in ancient Rome. A usual family 3)_______ (consist) of a father, a mother, unmarried children and married sons with their families and slaves. Both boys and girls 4)_______ (start) their education at the age of 7. They 5)_______ (study) Maths, Grammar, History and Literature. Students 6)_______ (stop) at noon for lunch. After that, they 7)_______ (return) to classes to finish their school day. Back home, kids 8)_______ (play) with their pets and their toys. They 9)_______ (not/play) video games, but they 10)_______ (enjoy) playing board and ball games. Ancient Romans 11)_______ (not/use) knives and forks to eat their food. They 12)_______ (have) spoons and they 13)_______ (use) their fingers, too. All Romans 14)_______ (watch) performances at open-air theatres.

Решение:

Заполняем пропуски глаголами в Past Simple, как того требует задание.

• 1. Most Romans lived in very small houses.
• 2. The wealthy ones owned villas.
• 3. A usual family consisted of a father, a mother, unmarried children and married sons with their families and slaves.
• 4. Both boys and girls started their education at the age of 7.
• 5. They studied Maths, Grammar, History and Literature.
• 6. Students stopped at noon for lunch.
• 7. After that, they returned to classes to finish their school day.
• 8. Back home, kids played with their pets and their toys.
• 9. They did not play video games, but they enjoyed playing board and ball games.
• 10. (уже включено в 9 пункт)
• 11. Ancient Romans did not use knives and forks to eat their food.
• 12. They had spoons and they 13) used their fingers, too.
• 13. (уже включено в 12 пункт)
• 14. All Romans watched performances at open-air theatres.

Ответ: 1. lived, 2. owned, 3. consisted, 4. started, 5. studied, 6. stopped, 7. returned, 8. played, 9. did not play, 10. enjoyed, 11. did not use, 12. had, 13. used, 14. watched.